US Edition22 candidates enter Georgia race to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
The special election features 22 candidates, including 17 Republicans, competing on one ballot with a runoff April 7 if no majority winner emerges.
- Qualifying closed Wednesday, producing a 22-person all-party field for March 10, 2026, with a runoff scheduled for April 7, 2026 if no candidate wins 50% plus one.
- Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resigned on Jan. 5, 2026, leaving the 14th District seat vacant as the U.S. House holds a 218-213 Republican majority.
- Seventeen Republicans and several non-GOP candidates filed to run, including 17 Republicans, three Democrats, one Libertarian and one independent, with Clay Fuller, Colton Moore and Brian Stover among them.
- Because primary qualifying occurs in the first week of March, many entrants will file for May 19, 2026 primaries before March 10, facing possible June 16 runoffs.
- Covering Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Floyd, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker, Whitfield and parts of Cobb counties, Georgia's 14th Congressional District is rated the most Republican-leaning by Cook Political Report.
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22 candidates are running in Georgia to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
A district attorney, a state senator and a trash-hauling entrepreneur are among the 22 candidates bidding to succeed former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in a Georgia congressional seat. Here's a look at who is running and the some of the unusual dynamics of the election.
Candidates flock to make a bid for Greene's House seat
Nearly two dozen candidates have qualified to run in a high-profile Georgia House race, as the competition to succeed former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene swings into high gear. Seventeen Republicans, three Democrats, a Libertarian, and an independent filed to campaign in Greene’s 14th Congressional District by Wednesday, the last day to qualify for the race. Greene announced in early January that she would resign from her seat, viewed as the mo…
20+ candidates enter race to succeed Greene
Nearly two dozen candidates have filed for the special election race to replace retired Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in Congress. As of Wednesday’s filing deadline, 22 candidates — including 17 Republicans and 3 Democrats — were in the ring to succeed the former congresswoman, according to data from the Georgia Secretary of State’s office. …
21 Candidates Want Marjorie Taylor Greene's Old Job
The voters in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old northwest Georgia congressional district have less than two months to winnow a winner out of a list of 21 candidates who qualified to succeed her. The March 10 special election for U.S. House district 14 will feature 17 Republicans, three Democrats and an Independent. The free for all […] The post 21 Candidates Want Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old Job appeared first on The Georgia Sun.
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